Privacy
Facebook says around 100 developers could have inappropriately retained data on Facebook Group users
Facebook have come clean about another privacy concern.
Edward Snowden calls GDPR a “paper tiger”, says data collection is the real problem, not data protection
Snowden was speaking at a conference in Lisbon.
No one knows exactly why lasers can allow attackers to take over Google Home and other smart speakers
None of the vulnerabilities have yet been patched.
Apple and TikTok refuse to testify to US Congress about their business in China
Both companies are facing growing scrutiny over their ties to China.
Facebook warned the Indian government about WhatsApp spyware, but they didn’t pay attention
India said it was “pure technical jargon” about a technical vulnerability “and had nothing to do with the fact that the privacy of Indian users had been compromised,” the authorities said.
Hillary Clinton likens herself to a “hit-and-run victim”, says Mark Zuckerberg should “pay a price”
Last month she said the dark web caused her election loss. This month she’s blaming Mark Zuckerberg.
Google finally removes app that revealed the personal details of Palestinians
It took media attention for Google to remove the app.
Google smart city project moves forward and could get formal approval by March 2020
Civil liberty groups have raised concerns over the privacy threats raised by the project and sued the Canadian government in an attempt to stop the project.
TikTok is facing a national security investigation and review after privacy and censorship concerns
Congress has been increasingly skeptical about the app and its Chinese ownership.
Revolut’s new privacy policy assumes user consent to share data for “marketing purposes”
You don’t opt in. You have to opt out.
Reddit Android app issue could potentially cause users to upload private information or photos
Software engineer Eric Urban did a detailed investigation into the issue.
Facebook says the ability to add another user’s photo album to your Portal isn’t a bug
You are only supposed to use your own album photos, not photos of a different user. Right?